PPP leaders demand release of arrested party workers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Qamar Zaman Kaira and Saeed Ghani on Wednesday demanded immediate release of the arrested party workers.

Five police personnel sustained wounds when PPP workers pelted stones at them in a bid to enter the NAB office, according to police sources. Subsequently, the cops retaliated by baton-charging and arresting some rowdy workers.

At least 50 workers of the PPP were taken into custody by the police ahead of the appearance of party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former president Asif Ali Zardari before the National Accountability Bureau headquarters.

Ghani condemning the arrest of party workers said the PPP wants transparent, unbiased accountability. He also demanded strict action against the police officers who allegedly assaulted some workers before arresting them.

Qamar Zaman Kaira has also demanded of the PTI government for the immediate release of the arrested party workers and urged the local administration to avoid baton charging the party workers.

The father and son duo was asked to appear before the NAB for questioning in connection with the Park Lane Estate probe.

Last week, a banking court in Karachi had ordered the transfer of the case to Islamabad and summoned Zardari and Bilawal on March 20.